Mercedes W17

[Farnborough]

so they already had a diffuser ready to go. issuing a rule change that large less than a week before an event would effectively disqualify Mercedes from the Austrian GP. They cant design and build a carbon fibre part in a week.

Looks like they've just cut off the illegal part and remade the trailing edge to comply.

Some of these mods/repair/strengthening etc are very rudimentary. Some things that are used are far more crudely made than outside observers would believe.

Didn't they also make one floor out of two in recent years, here at Austria, when both chassis were crashed in FP and floor damage was significant ?

Some teams keep a log of additional resin and other materials for chassis to chart unintentional weight gain if they've had much accident damage in season.

[Luscion]

Upgrades at Austria

[Lasssept]

The Race

[Lasssept]

Kemal Şengül

[zibby43]

[Lasssept]

Motorsport Italy

[Lasssept]

Motorsport It

[SiLo]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HMS4vFFWgAA ... ame=medium
Motorsport It

I'd love to have sat through the process for designing this part of the car. It looks crazy.

[SB15]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HMS4vFFWgAA ... ame=medium
Motorsport It

I'd love to have sat through the process for designing this part of the car. It looks crazy.

James Allison in his bag this year!

[AR3-GP]

DM: “The open wheel rim regulations are indeed an opportunity for the teams, perhaps not very visible on television for the general public, but highly significant. The design of the wheel rim has changed a lot compared to last year; we’ve seen rims with hollow spokes, which some teams call pockets, and this is precisely to facilitate heat exchange with the cooling of the brake ducts, so to speak. We actually see differences among the various teams in who manages to, I wouldn't say manage it better, but manage it differently. For one team, the goal might be to heat it up, while for another team, it's to cool it down, depending on the car's balance. So, we see differences, and it is a significant performance lever.

“They can effectively govern the pressure build-up, from the starting pressure to the stabilised running pressure, in an efficient way. Sometimes, when we look at performance and see a certain consistency in lap times, especially during a long run, it is also determined by how well the team manages to control the pressures, keeping them within the optimal window throughout the stint thanks to these devices."

https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/f1-m ... /10838725/